CDIO5 Grand Prix
kl. 9.57 Blue Hors Don Olymbrio og Daniel Bachmann Andersen
kl. 11.18 Selten HW og Anders Dahl
kl. 14.06 Jojo AZ og Agnete Kirk Thinggaard
kl. 15.45 Atterupgaards Cassidy og Cathrine Dufour
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"Thank you Pepe" - Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon Equitour Aalborg 2017. Photo credit: H2R
Very sharp CDI4 field
Extra interesting to follow todays competition via live stream at Clipmyhorse, as former Olympian rider German Heike Kemmer also was at the commentator box. Lots of nice comments and additionally with her long time part of the Hanoverian breeding commitee, she also added some interesting comments about how some stallions stamps their offsprings.
Danish combinations
First to go was Danish Anna Zibrandtsen and Arlando. Lovely over all picture, easy and supple. Superb piaffe / passage tours with smooth transitions. Good relaxed walk, but you could wish for more over track. Good canter tour without any technical issues, but after both the 2 times and the 1 times there are some tensions hind. 70,700% and placed as no 7.
Ones again Danish Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon showed that they are in for the top placement at the big international competitions. With "just" 18 yr of age it looks like the team around Pepe are 100% focused about the management, and he still looks both top fit and motivated for the job. Today they finished as no 3 with 74,320 (placed 1 with judge at E German Evi Eisenhardt).
Damsey and Langehanenberg beats Emilio and Werth
Since a very long time Werth has been unbeatable no matter what horse she showed. But for the first time she showed a kind of "weakness", if you can talk about weakness when mentioning Isabell Werth. But facts today were more minor issues combined with errors in both series, and seen from the side line, they could easily have been placed behind Pepe and Kasprzak.
Helen and Damsey has really found each other. Helen manage to bring the best and the most easy picture from Damsey all the way. Ex the 1st piaffe where you could wish for a bit more, but for sure Helen knows and feels how much she can ask for. Small lost of a step into the first passage. Rest of the test is both with suppleness and high qualities - well deserved win today with 75.900%.
See the entire result from the class here.
Anna Kasprzak and Quarton at Equitour Aalborg 2017 - photo credit: H2R
14 starters for today´s Prix Sct. Georg in Aachen
Danish Anna Kasprzak and SWB Quarton by Quaterback / Don Schufro were 3rd to go. The big arena seems not to impresse the 8 yr old gelding with his experienced rider in the saddle. It certainly doesn´t look like their just 2nd international competition together.
Anna really starts out in a very convincing style, super power and expression from both rider and horse. For the first shoulder in / volte / half pass exercise Quarton seems to be slightly tilting his head in the volte. Good quality of all 3 gaits with power. The walk tour with the first pirouette where Quarton loses a single step, nice relaxation for the extended walk with good stretching of the neck. Active canter, the end of the zig-zag with a change with parallel hind. Super nice half pirouettes in the canter with good sit and balance. Super series. Well deserved victory with 72,237%, and still plenty of room for more points.
Today´s field of competitors did count more international riders with small tour horses, so it was a very interesting class to follow, as this also shows "what to come" one day for the big tour.
Placed 2nd Spanish Juan Matute. He is riding a controlled nice test without any major issues, but at the same time the test also lacking some high lights.
3rd Helen Langehanenberg with the chestnut mare Brisbane. And today Brisbane looked a bit chestnut, not that motivated and with the ears in a bit of "it doesn´t matter" position, but experienced Langehanenberg makes her do all the things with just issues for the one walk pirouette and the one canter pirouette.
4th Escolar with Hubertus Schmidt, seems to lack a bit of focus in the arena, but Schmidt manage quite well as always.
5th Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and her new Desperados son Destiny are struggling a bit with the correct balance from H2R point of view. For the collected trot work Destiny often becomes a bit heavy in the hand and sometime a bit hind the verticle.
6th Sönke Rothenberger with the just 7 yr old Sankt Anton. Seems that Sönke not really want let go today, and most of the test is quite cautious. Looking forward to see the couple in the future.
See the results of the entire class here. And remember you can follow H2R Twitter here.
Sille Engermann og Darius til Equitour Aalborg 2017. Photo credit: H2R
Med blot 2 danske ekvipager klar til starten i dagens Intermediaire II U25 CDIO klasse var der ingen plads til en svag performance. Desværre gik Fabienne ikke igennem gårsdagens vet. check, så det var alene Marlene Storkborg med Fritz og Sille Engermann med Darius som skulle repræsentere de danske farver. (I U25 er det kun to ekvipager som tæller til team konkurrencen).
Marlene og Fritz var første danske ekvipage i klassen. Parret kommer godt fra start, god trav traversader og dejlig flow i trav turen. Desværre rider Marlene forkert da hun skal lave overgang til den første passage, men i stedet er på vej til at ride skrådt igennem, hun fanger dog tråden hurtigt igen, hvor får lavet en vending og vist en god passage og gode piaffe ture som godt kunne være lidt skarpere af jorden. God skridt tur. Gode serier. Pirouetterne mangler lidt mere sit og centrering. God overgang til trav ved C og god final. Umiddelbart ser det ikke ud som om fejlridningen er fra trukket i det samlede resultat på 63,974%.
Sille Engermann og Darius kommer lidt ærgerligt fra start hvor Darius træder tilbage i indridningsparaden. God trav tur med gode traversader, rigtig fin første passage med tilhørende aktiv piaffe, den næste piaffe er lidt for fremadgående. God skridt, flotte serier, mangler lidt mere sit og balance for begge piroutter, mister balance lidt ind i den første. Overgangen til trav ved C kommer desværre set. God afslutning ad midten. 65,342%.
Se resultatet af klassen her.
Inter II - U25 start kl. 10.45
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Prix Sct. Georg start kl. 14.00
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Grand Prix CDI4 start kl. 16.30
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EDS auction collection for August 5 during World Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo
A collection of 9 riding horses, 22 foals + 1 embryo for the Excellent Dressage Sales auction.
Very nice 7 yr old approved KWPN stallion Barroso by Bordeaux / Saros xx - looks like a stallion with super basic qualities including natural suppleness in the body, off the ground movements and 3 very good gaits.
Superb Franklin / Goodtimes filly. H2R bet for the top price.
Daily Diamond / Dream Boy - expressive and long legged with super canter. Could show a bit more freedom in the shoulders.
High Five U.S. / Ronaldo - supple filly with nice expression and good balance.
See the entire collection here.
Landstræner Ulrik Sørensen har nu udtaget de juniorer og youngriders, der skal forsvare de danske farver under sommerens Europamesterskab den. 9.- 13. august i Roosendaal i Holland. Tillykke til jer alle sammen.
Reserve
Noosa Melody og Karoline Rohmann - EM Valencia 2016. Photo credit: H2R
Reserve
Romio Højris og Celine Silfen - Uggerhalne 2017. Photo credit: H2R
Will Fiontini together with Severo Jurado Lopez be the next Danish Warmblood doing the treble at the World Championship for Young Horses?
Fiontina and Severo Jurado Lopez at Danish selection - photo credit: H2R
Helgstrand Dressage with 10 young horses selected for WCYH in Ermelo
Helgstrand Dressage in Denmark will represent Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Australia with an impressive total of 10 young horses from 4 different breeding societies for the World Championships in Ermelo.
Danish Warmblood breeders has over the years really stamped their brand, producing high quality horses for both breeding and sport, and through top riders being able to show the best young Danish Warmblood horses for finals and at the podiums for the World Championships.
5 yr old from Helgstrand Dressage
Danish Warmblood - Højgaardens Santos by San Amour / Friendship, bred by Stutteri Højgaardens Heste - rider Kenneth Damgaard, nominated for Denmark.
Højgaardens Santos - rider Kenneth Damgaard. Photo credit: H2R
Danish Warmblood - Stenagers Whyatt Earp by Wilkens / Sandro Hit, bred by Bjarne and May-Britt Christensen - rider Kenneth Damgaard, nominated for Denmark.
Stenagers Whyatt Earp - rider Kenneth Damgaard. Photo credit: H2R
Hanoverian - D´Avie by Don Juan de Hus / Londonderrry, bred by Dorothee Heitmüller - rider Severo Jurado Lopez, nominated for Germany.
Oldenburg - Ferrari by Foundation / Hotline, bred by Gestüt Lewitz - rider Andreas Helgstrand, nominated for Germany.
Hanoverian - Casablanca by Conen / Fidertanz, bred by Johannes Westendarp - rider Simone Pearce, nominated for Australia.
6 yr old horses from Helgstrand Dressage
Danish Warmblood - Straight Horse Don Tamino by Totilas / Schufro, bred by Straight Horse - rider Anne-Marie Hosbond, nominated for Denmark.
Straight Horse Don Tamino - rider Anne-Marie Hosbond. Photo credit: H2R
Oldenburg - Quel Filou OLD by Quaterback / Stedinger, bred by Hinxlage - rider Severo Jurado Lopez, nominated for Germany.
Hanoverian - Feodoro by Fürstenball / Rosario, bred by Katrin Lüder-Kratzberg - rider Simone Pearce, nominated for Australia.
7 yr old horses from Helgstrand Dressage
Danish Warmblood - Fiontini by Fassbinder / Romanov, bred by Hanne Lund and Henrik Hansen - rider Severo Jurado Lopez, nominated for Denmark.
Swedish Warmblood - Springbank VH by Skovens Rafael / De Niro, bred by Västra Hoby Stuteri AB - rider Andreas Helgstrand, nominated for Sweden.
Glock´s Zonik and Edward Gal - Rotterdam 2017. Photo credit: www.koengomes.nl
The just 9 yr old Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik with Edward Gal made their entry at the national Dutch championships in style winning the gold medal yesterday.
Zonik will not be a part of the Dutch team for the upcoming European Championships in Gothenburg, as Gal will bring his more experienced Glock´s Voice.
The Dutch team for the Championships is:
The lap of honor looked like it would never end. The Dutch spectators really enjoyed cheering on "King Edward" as the announcer named Edward Gal.
Superb result for the just 9 yr old Danish Warmblood stallion by Zack / Romanov, bred by Linette Jæger.
Today´s freestyle final with some issues for all the top combinations. Both Zonik and Johnson were struggling with errors in series, Cennin with isssue by a trot exercise when cantering and Apache being a bit stallion like for the spurs before entering.
From the "side line" the horses looked a bit tired in general, but for the Dutch team this was final competition before entering the centerline in Gothenburg, so they have plenty of time to recover.
Rainy day in Falsterbo for the CDIO Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix freestyle
Very small field for Falsterbo Nations Cup with a clear victory for the Swedish team, Patrik Kittel with Deja, Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén with Paridon Magi and Rose Matthiesen with Zuidenwind.
In the Grand Prix Special Tinne and Rose were dominating, both scoring 72% today, and from Tinne´s public withdraw for Don Auriello for the upcoming Europeans, her best and 2nd card Paridon Magi will for sure now be Sweden 2nd team member. And even before Aachen, the two spots left for the Europeans must be for Therese Nilshagen with Dante Weltino, and from H2R point of view this year´s "joker" from Sweden could easily be Kittel stable rider Malin Nilsson with Bon-Ami for the final European spot.
Kittel and Deja stood out from the other competitors showing a lovely freestyle, and ones again being able to improve and show more relaxed piaffe tours. Just a single small issue crept into the 2 times series. And the freestyle music for the elegant dancing Deja with the tones of "isn´t she lovely" from Stevie Wonder. The transitions in the music throughout the test are all way super smooth into the coreography. Winning score 79,375%. Kittel also took CDIO5 Grand Prix individual victory with 75,100%, while he took both CDI3 Grand Prix (73.540%) and Grand Prix freestyle (78,225%) with his new hope the 9 yr old mare Well Done.
Russian Tatyana Kosterina with her 9 yr Diavolessa VA by Don Frederico/Londonderry - actually not a flashy or impressive combination, but following them from first to last halt in today´s Grand Prix Special, there are just so many great moments of good qualities. Diavolessa has 3 very good gaits, and seems to be without exercise weaknesses. They entered the international scene earlier this year in Lier in Belgium, and rescently they won CDI4 Grand Prix in Hamburg with 72,300% - a combination to keep an eye on for the future.
The 3 Danish combinations Allan Grøn with Wasabi, Karin Nissen with Eno - both in Grand Prix Special and Malene Kohlschmidt with Mira in freestyle were today struggling with to many errors and tensions today.
78,225% victory for Kittel with his new hope for Tokyo the 9 yr old mare Well Done de La Roche Cmf by Fürstentraum/Walt Disney (Well Done).
Most expensive riding horse today became the 3 yr old licensed stallion with catalog no 65 Soul by Surprice / Wolkentanz, presented for the auction by Dressurstall Sandbrink - sold for 85.000 euros to Belgium.
2nd most expensive became one of H2R favorites no 8 by Ribery C sold for 47.000 euros.
Most expensive foal became the full sister of KWPN approved stallion Glock´s Toto Jr by Totilas / Desperados. This filly was sold for 32.000 euros to British Emma Bundell, Stud Mount St. John.
The 6 best combinations from 5 yr, 6 yr and 7 yr old are nominated for Ermelo.
The big arena and atmosphere has now been tested for all the young Dutch horses nominated for the WCYH taking place at the same venue from 3-6 August. Without doubt a nice advantage before entering for the World Championships.
Watching the winner Henkie under Adelinde Cornelissen, it looked a bit like a challenge before the start signal, as Henkie both had very big eyes and then suddenly started to refuse going forward, luckily Adelinde kept this issue under control during the test.
Henkie showing nice easy trot with good activity of the ground, superb walk with nice freedom and over track. Very nice power for the canter. Technical the walk pirouette is shown in a high tempo lacking more centering. For both transitions from canter to walk, the exercises are shown with transititon through 2 trot steps and not clear with transition to walk. Last transition to trot is very late.
Both Hannelinde and Habibi lacking qualities for the walk tour.
Adelinde Cornelissen and Governor showing a very well balanced test. Easy supple in all 3 gaits, a small issue before 2nd walk pirouette and hind aides for 1st change, but nice through. Looks like a very rideable stallion and very interesting for the upcoming World Championships.
Kirsten Brouwer and Ferdeaux showing a nice trot tour in good balance, good walk, transition to canter from walk becomes a bit stocked. In general the canter could show more volume, becomes a bit flat. Nice canter pirouettes, 1st change for 4 times series is not clear.
From the beginning of today´s national Grand Prix at the Dutch championships there were a total of 4 riders which gave up their tests. Three of them due to much tensions and the last because the tongue has come over the bit.
The stallions in top of the field
Following today´s Grand Prix test it seems to be quite clear which combinations getting ready for the upcoming European Championships in Gothenburg, 3rd week in August.
Cennin today´s winner seems to be in very good form, and without any technical issues - a sharp very settled card for the team, still with just 10 yr. 77,820%
Shining at 2nd spot was the just 9 yr old Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik under Edward Gal - they are for sure also ready for their 1st major international championship in Sweden. Eventhough Gal also shows Glock´s Voice in a good shape, there is not doubt about his choise from H2R point of view. 77,500%.
Minderhoud and his championship and Olympic partner Glock´s Johnson TN also showing why they will be in Sweden late this summer. 76.960%
Which combination for the 4th spot is today Four Seasons and Diederik van Silfhout (73,680%), showing a strong test without errors, while Apache and Emmelie Scholtens (73,540%) unfortunately had to many minor mistakes, and Apache was not really in the mood for piaffe today.
But Sunday when they´ve performed their freestyle we will for sure have a more clear picture of the Dutch team for Gothenburg. The Netherlands are not using Aachen as their final "destination" before the championships.
Catch up on tweets on every single combination here.
Den meget talentfulde og erfarne berider, Søren Vallentin, som de seneste år har beskæftiget sig med talentudvikling fra egen stald, har nu valgt at søge nye udfordringer hos Helgstrand Dressage.
- Helgstrand Dressage er Europas største salgsstald med topdressurheste - og der er ikke mange, der får mulighed for at blive en del af så kompetent et team. Så da chancen bød sig, var jeg ikke et sekund i tvivl om, at jeg skulle gribe den, fortæller Søren Vallentin.
Søren må siges at være en erfaren herre, der allerede som 25-årig blev A-læremester i Dansk Ride Forbund. Han har drevet Sportsrideklubben Aalborg med stor succes i 20 år, hvor han bl.a. har uddannet Andreas Helgstrand, da han var under uddannelse til berider. Sidenhen har han været chefberider på Vilhelmsborg og senest haft sit eget sted med fokus på talentudvikling, Stald Vallentin.
- Selv når man går og tænker; ”Nu kan Helgstrand Dressage ikke blive større”, så opstår der nye idéer. At drive forretning handler om hele tiden at optimere, og for at udvikle os endnu mere, skal vi have en med på holdet, der har dygtiggørelse af ryttere og heste som sin spidskompetence – og her kommer Søren ind i billedet, fortæller Andreas Helgstrand, der glæder sig over at kunne tilføre endnu en stærk profil til sit team. Søren Vallentin har de seneste 5 år fokuseret på at udvikle nye talenter og deres heste, og ser store muligheder i samarbejdet med Helgstrand Dressage.
- Talentudvikling er mit hjertebarn, og jeg ser store muligheder hos Helgstrand Dressage. Stedet er centrum for de bedste ryttere og heste – og at blive en del af et så kompetent team vil kunne bringe min karriere et skridt videre. Det har været fem spændende år som selvstændig, men nu glæder jeg mig bare rigtig meget til at starte et nyt kapitel hos Helgstrand Dressage, fortæller Søren.
Søren og familien vil på sigt flytte tilbage til Nordjylland, som de glæder sig meget til.
Victoria Vallentin og Fabienne under Equitour Aalborg 2017 - photo credit: H2R
Victoria Vallentin rykker med
Den meget talentfulde dressurrytter, den kun 19-årige Victoria Vallentin - datter af Mette og Søren Vallentin - rykker med til Helgstrand Dressage, hvor hun skal uddanne Helgstrands heste.
På trods af Victorias unge alder har hun allerede adskillige nationale som internationale sejre bag sig. Heriblandt fem gange Danmarksmester, flere Ecco-cup-titler, to gange EM-bronze for hold, én gang EM-bronze for individuel samt vundet Nordiskmesterskab hele seks gange. Dertil har hun allerede talrige sejre og placeringer i Grand Prix, som hun har startet siden hun var blot 16 år gammel sideløbende med, at hun red pony.
- Der er ingen tvivl om, at Victoria har talent - det vidner hendes mange sejre og placeringer om. Hun har ambitionerne og evnerne til at nå helt til tops, og jeg glæder mig rigtig meget over, at hun har takket ja til at blive en del af mit team, siger Andreas.
- Victoria har redet siden hun var bare 2 år, og heste har altid været hendes store passion – muligvis præget lidt hjemmefra, siger Søren med et smil, og fortsætter; Victoria har allerede bevist sit værd, og som rytter hos Helgstrand vil rammerne være sat for hendes fremtidige udvikling. Med heste af den kaliber er der ingen grænse for, hvad man kan opnå, hvis man selv har evnerne.
Victoria Vallentin deltog ved Aalborg Dressage Event på Fabienne, som hun låner af landstræner Prinsesse Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. Victoria og Fabienne skal i næste uge deltage ved det store Nations Cup-stævne i Aachen.
Today with preliminary tests for 5 yr, 6 yr and 7 yr old horses
Saturday with final test and at the Dutch selection both the score from day 1 and day 2 counts for the final result.
6 combinations will be nominated from 5 yr old, 6 yr old and 7 yr old.
Van Olst Horses stallion 6 yr old Glamourdale looked very promissing under Van Olst rider Charlotte Fry and looks like a clear combination for the World Championships. They were placed 4th today.
The entire event is available via live stream at Clipmyhorse.
See the results here.
Tilfreds rytter Michael Søgaard og stolt avler Jytte Kolster efter dagens podium plads til Folksam Scandinavium Open i Falsterbo - photo credit/privat foto.
Selvom stævnet i Falsterbo mest af alt minder om en "lukket fest", så er det faktisk et stævne med en fantastisk atmosfære og masser af god sport, det er bare stadig kun for dem som er på pladsen, idet arrangørerne tilsyneladende ikke mener at det er værd at sprede ud til resten af verden via live streaming. Dog bliver søndagens nations cup i Grand Prix Special og nations cup kür streamet både via svensk tv og FEI.tv (se H2R kalenderen).
Dagens 6 års finale bød på ren dansk ekvipage på 3. pladsen. Michael Søgaard og 2016 vinderen af Dansk Varmblods unghestechampionat Jukebox e. Jazz/Rubinstein leverede en præstation som bragte dem på podiet, efter at være kommet til finalen på et yderligt "mandat".
Om dagens tur fortæller Michael: "Jeg havde en meget bedre tur end i tirsdags, 7 pladser op, og det er jeg meget tilfreds med. Changementerne er stadig lidt usikre endnu, der er meget at holde sammen på, da Jukebox er blevet en velvoksen herre på 182 cm i stang. Samtidig hører det jo også med, at han faktisk først kom først igang 1. februar efter hans uheld i boksen i Odense til championatfinalerne tilbage i oktober sidste år."
Ekvipagen slutter med 71,952%. Placeret som nr. 2 er danske Jacob Nørby Sørensen med den tyskavlede Amplemento e. Ampere / Sir Oldenburg. Parret kommet lidt skidt fra start da Jacob rider forkert rute, men eller var Jacob rigtig godt tilfreds med turen.
Dagens vinder var også lidt dansk, idet Fireball Machol e. Fürstenball / Rosentanz også er Dansk Varmblod, avlet af Lise Rasmussen og redet til sejren af Marina Mattson.
Se resultatet af klassen her.
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